New evidence centre for animal welfare launched
We're one of four leading NGOs uniting to improve animal welfare
In partnership with the RSPCA, Compassion in World Farming and Humane World for Animals UK, we have come together with the support of the Katherine Martin Charitable Trust to create the Animal Welfare Evidence Centre to improve animal welfare, worldwide.
The centre will look at the interconnections between humans and animals and will explore what drives people to use animals in certain ways for sport, fashion, entertainment or as food. Furthermore, it, it will also investigate any links between animal welfare and other key societal issues, such as public health and climate change.
Lead by the RSPCA, the Evidence Centre has been made possible thanks to the Katherine Martin Charitable Trust.
I am delighted that FOUR PAWS UK is a founding member of this vital resource for the animal welfare sector and have high hopes that we can tackle the root causes of cruelty towards animals and gain a deeper understanding of our relationship with them.
In the next three years, the Animal Welfare Evidence Centre will assess existing evidence and also identify if there are gaps which would benefit from new research being undertaken.
The work of the centre will focus on:
- Understanding the causes of cruelty and neglect
- Insight into how to prevent cruelty and neglect
- Deepening understanding of public awareness, attitudes and cultural norms concerning animals
- Exploring how animal welfare links to other societal issues like housing, health, crime and planning
We are optimistic that through our role as a founding member of the Animal Welfare Evidence Centre we can reframe the nation’s approach to animals and strengthen the belief that all animals must be treated with respect, empathy and understanding.
The Animal Welfare Evidence Centre’s first piece of research will explore and demonstrate the costs of animal cruelty and neglect to the economy to individuals, governments, charities, public bodies, such as police and the courts, and, most importantly to animals themselves.
